Gu Ruolan is Lu Ran's close friend from a fairly well-off family in the capital that is visibly declining. She is calculating and had hoped to marry into a powerful family like the Lu family to secure a backer. She was disappointed to learn Lu Xiao had already married Su Wanwan. She clutched fabric until her fingertips turned white and tried to stay despite hints to leave. Grandmother Lu disapproved of her calculating nature.
